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Unidentified Wasp??? - Tegrodera aloga
Copyright © 2009 Rob Payne

Unidentified Wasp??? - Tegrodera aloga
Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, USA
May 10, 2009
Size: About 2 Inches Long

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Unidentified Wasp??? - Tegrodera aloga Unidentified Wasp??? - Tegrodera aloga
Contributed by Rob Payne on 11 May, 2009 - 6:57pm
Last updated 11 May, 2009 - 8:11pm

iron cross blister beetle - Tegrodera aloga
It is actually a very jazzy looking beetle, and not a wasp. If you click the thumbnail below, there is a good introduction to the biology of the species by Eric Eaton. Nice photo!

… Mark Fox, 11 May, 2009 - 7:03pm

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